| 31st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
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| 20100193371 | ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS AND METHOD OF ELECTROLYTICALLY SYNTHESIZING FLUORINE-CONTAINING SUBSTANCE USING THE ANODE FOR ELECTROLYSIS - The present invention provides an electrode for electrolysis, wherein the electrode comprises: a substrate comprising an electrically conductive material, wherein the surface of the substrate is made of glassy carbon; and an electrically conductive diamond film with which at least part of the substrate is coated. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193372 | Method for Collection of Valuable Metal from ITO Scrap - Proposed is a method for collecting valuable metal from an ITO scrap including the steps of subjecting the ITO scrap to electrolysis and collecting the result as indium-tin alloy. Additionally provided is a method for collecting valuable metal from an ITO scrap including the steps of providing an ITO electrolytic bath and an indium-tin alloy collecting bath, dissolving the ITO in the electrolytic bath, and thereafter collecting indium-tin alloy in the indium-tin alloy collecting bath. These methods enable the efficient collection of indium-tin alloy from an ITO scrap of an indium-tin oxide (ITO) sputtering target or an ITO scrap such as ITO mill ends arisen during the manufacture of such ITO sputtering target. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193373 | METHOD OF REAR SURFACE TREATMENT, ANALYSIS METHOD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FROM REAR SURFACE SIDE, AND REAR SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A method of rear surface treatment is carried out by: preparing a semiconductor device in which an integrated circuit having a plurality of electrodes is provided on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate; electrically connecting the plurality of electrodes to an anode; and electropolishing the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate by performing anodic oxidation with an electrolytic solution placed in contact with the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193374 | METHOD OF REAR SURFACE TREATMENT, ANALYSIS METHOD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FROM REAR SURFACE SIDE, AND REAR SURFACE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A method of rear surface treatment is carried out by: preparing a semiconductor or device in which an integrated circuit having a plurality of electrodes is provided on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate; electrically con netting the plurality of electrodes to an anode; and electropolishing the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate by performing anodic oxidation with an electrolytic solution placed in contact with the rear surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193375 | SEMICONDUCTOR GAS SENSOR HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE SIGNAL-GENERATING ELECTRODE - In a method for operating a semiconductor gas sensor, the gas sensor including at least one gas-sensitive electrode, the method may provide for impression of a voltage sequence on the gas-sensitive electrode. The operation may take place in a measuring cycle which is subdivided into at least one initialization phase and at least one subsequent measuring phase, a first voltage sequence being impressed on the gas-sensitive electrode during the initialization phase, a second voltage sequence being impressed on the gas-sensitive electrode during the measuring phase, and the first voltage sequence differing from the second voltage sequence. A semiconductor gas sensor may be provided for implementing the method according to the invention, and a method may relate to the use of such a sensor. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193376 | ELECTRODES SELECTIVE FOR SOLID-CONTACT IONS BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBES - The invention defines an all-solid-contact ISE which comprises a transducer layer of carbon nanotubes which brings the sensing layer and conducting element into contact. The invention also defines a method for the preparation of said all-solid-contact ISE and the use of the same for the qualitative, quantitative or semi-quantitative analysis of analytes. Said all-solid-contact ISE makes it possible to detect or quantify highly diverse chemical species in a reliable and reproducible manner, with the added advantages derived from its simplicity and low construction cost. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193377 | Electrochemical Detection of Silica Species - A systems and apparatus for measuring non-electroactive materials in liquids using electrochemical detection. A first electrical activity of a electroactive material is detected in absence of a target non-electroactive material (Step | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193378 | IMPEDIMETRIC SENSOR AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The invention relates to a highly sensitive impedimetric sensor in which the highly conductive electrodes are separated by a barrier of insulating material. Said sensor is used to determine directly the presence of analytes in a biological sample of human, veterinary or environmental origin. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193379 | Ball Hopper and Method of Use Thereof - A ball hopper comprising a frame, a divider, a plurality of elastic members and a seat, wherein the frame further comprises a lower, middle and upper portion and at least one rigid connector joining the lower, middle and upper portion, and wherein the divider separates the frame into a lower compartment and an upper compartment, and wherein the plurality of elastic members are removably secured to the lower potion of the frame. The ball hopper provides a method for collecting, distributing (while a user is standing or sitting) and transporting balls by pressing the ball hopper over an object, such that at least one of the plurality of elastic members allows the object to enter the lower compartment. Further, the ball hopper may be utilized as a seat, such that the divider forces collected balls towards the top of the ball hopper for easy removal from the lower compartment. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193380 | COMBINATION UNIT DOSE DISPENSING CONTAINERS - Dosage forms containing pharmaceutical compositions for use in devices to produce a spray or mist delivery of the compositions include dosage blister compartments and a dispensing blister compartment, wherein crushing of the compartments delivers the compositions in a desired spray pattern. Certain dosage forms include a plurality of dosage chambers each containing a component or a portion of a pharmaceutical composition, the contents of which are mixed or combined just prior to or during administration. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193381 | PACKAGE FOR A DETERGENT BAR - The invention provides a planar ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193382 | PROVISION OF IMAGES ON SURFACES - A method of providing a surface of a material with an image, includes applying to the surface an image sheet included (i) a flexible layer of a Shape Memory Polymer, and (ii) an image bonded to said layer by means of an image key coat. The image sheet is bonded to the surface by means of an adhesive and a process which involves heating of the Shape Memory Polymer to a temperature above its Glass Transition Temperature. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193383 | undergarment hanger - An undergarment hanger suspending by a hanger or hook; thin and dual sided receiving pouches with side access openings for storing a wide range and sizes of undergarment clothing, accessories, and swimsuits. In addition, the shape of the undergarment hanger reduces creases and dimples formed on the stored article of clothing and the like. Fabric or other material may be provided adjacent the top, bottom and side access openings to rigidize the undergarment receiving pouches. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193384 | Computer bag - The computer bag is made to hold a computer so the display can pivot at the bag front for quick access. Several embodiments include: A bag with a computer mount toward the top and a keyboard on a flap toward the bottom of the front wall: A bag with a pivoting equipment mount to hold a display or computer to the bag front: A bag with two side release buckle attachments and a cover flap: A bag with an inside computer mount and a slot in the front wall for the display to pass to the outside: A bag with a top wall opening for the computer body to enter the bag while the display remains outside: A bag with two hanger sockets on the right and left: A bag with a pivoting attachment for the computer on the lower part of the bag front and a flap to retain the computer near the top: A bag with computer mounts on the inside and outside of the bag with electrical connection between them. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193385 | Process for manufacturing kitting foam inserts - This invention protects the processes and technologies used to produce kitting foam inserts. The manufactured inserts are in the form of foam silhouettes with a thin hard plastic backing. The process is unique in that it utilizes software and automations that were previously unknown in the kitting industry. The hard plastic backed foam inserts will retain the positions of items within the kit and allow, at a glance, identification of missing or displaced items and tools. The foam inserts also provide for rapid restocking of reusable assembly kits. Pocket marks can incorporate human and/or machine-readable symbols into the foam inserts. This patent is unique with respects to the referenced US patent U.S. Pat. No. 7,410,053 B2 in that this invention describes in detail the manufacturing process for producing foam kitting inserts to be used for organizing tool and assembly kits. Key differences in this invention and the cited patent are the fact that the product of the current invention contains no clear layers, both the pocket and the items are marked, the item description is marked inside of the pocket perimeter, and the thickness of the layers specified in the cited patent is in direct contrast to the layer thickness specified herein, specifically the top layer is always several times thicker than the bottom layer herein. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193386 | Vaginal-Health Products Comprising Colored Applicators - A package containing vaginal-health products comprises a first vaginal-health product comprising a first applicator. The first applicator comprises a first barrel portion, a first plunger portion, and a first pledget at least partly contained in the first barrel portion, where the first barrel portion has a first barrel color. The package also contains a second vaginal-health product comprising a second applicator. The second applicator comprises a second barrel portion, a second plunger portion, and a second pledget at least partly contained in the second barrel portion, where the second barrel portion comprises a second barrel color. In addition, the first barrel color is different from the second barrel color, and the first pledget is the same as the second pledget. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193387 | ELECTRON BEAM STERILIZATION METHOD - [PROBLEMS] To provide an efficient sterilization method for inexpensively sterilizing a medical article having a complex shape such as a body fluid treatment device of a generally-called dry or semi-dry type by so applying an electron beam that the overall absorbed dose distribution is small and to provide its application package form. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A method for sterilizing tubular body fluid treatment devices of a dry or semi-dry type contained in an electron beam-transmitting case with an electron beam. The method is characterized in that a stack structure which includes a gap layer having an average density of 0.010 to 0.180 g/cm | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193388 | BEVERAGE STATUS INDICATOR DEVICE - In some examples, a beverage status indicator device includes a beverage attachment temporarily positioning the device to a beverage container, a status display displaying a current status of the beverage, and, optionally, an advertisement area displaying an advertisement. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193389 | PACKAGING WITH IML BARRIER FILM IN COMBINATION WITH AN OXYGEN SCAVENGER - The invention relates to a packaging article for containing and holding food products, which article comprises barrier means for limiting permeability of oxygen through the article and into the one or more chambers, where the packaging article comprises oxygen scavenging means ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193390 | CONTAINER WITH RELIEF DECORATIONS - A container comprising a base and a top in which a mouth is provided, said base and said top being joined by at least one lateral wall, said lateral wall presenting at least one first region carrying a relief decoration and a second region intended to carry printing. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193391 | CARDBOARD/PLASTIC COMPOSITE PACKAGING HAVING A PULL-OFF COVER, AND A METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a composite card/plastics package comprising a package main body ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193392 | BLISTER CARD PACKAGING STRUCTURE WITH A VIEWING PANEL - A package structure includes a viewing panel ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193393 | STORAGE BOX - A storage box for storage, housing, and retrieval of articles comprises a box, designed as a plastic injection-molded part, having a large opening in a side wall. The opening in the side wall is closed off by a flap that is supported adjacent the floor of the box so as to be pivotal about an axis extending parallel to the floor. The flap is able to completely close the opening, and can be locked in this position. After being unlocked, the flap may be pivoted out to a position in which it deviates only slightly from a horizontal position. The flap as well is designed as an injection-molded part. The box is designed in such a way that not only may it be stacked, but mating interengagement without additional devices is also provided as a result of the stacking. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193394 | WIND POWER TURBINE BLADE PACKING AND PACKING METHOD - A packing for wind power turbine blades having at least one inflatable annular structure, which in turn has a flat outer supporting wall, and inner clamping walls for clamping a blade in a designated position with respect to the outer supporting wall. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193395 | DISPENSING CONTAINER - A dispensing system ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193396 | Disposable pill counting device - The disposable pill counting device is a tray formed of a disposable material and includes a sidewall to define areas for holding and dispensing pills. The disposable tray may be substantially U-shaped with a folding sidewall and can be used with a disposable spatula. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193397 | CONTAINER - A container with child-resistant fastening means, the container comprising base ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193398 | REUSABLE SAMPLE HOLDING DEVICE PERMITTING READY LOADING OF VERY SMALL WET SAMPLES - A reusable sample-holding device for readily loading very small wet samples for observation of the samples by microscopic equipment, in particular in a vacuum environment. Embodiments may be used with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a transmission electron microscope (TEM), an X-ray microscope, optical microscope, and the like. For observation of the sample, embodiments provide a thin-membrane window etched in the center of each of two silicon wafers abutting to contain the sample in a small uniform gap formed between the windows. This gap may be adjusted by employing spacers. Alternatively, the thickness of a film established by the fluid in which the sample is incorporated determines the gap without need of a spacer. To optimize resolution each window may have a thickness on the order of 50 nm and the gap may be on the order of 50 nm. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193399 | NOVEL CRACKING CATALYTIC COMPOSITIONS - Novel catalytic compositions for cracking of crude oil fractions are disclosed. The catalytic compositions comprise a basic material. When used in a cracking process, preferably a FCC process, the resulting LCO and HCO fractions have desirably low aromatics levels. Further disclosed is a one-stage FCC process using the catalytic composition of the invention. Also disclosed is a two-stage FCC process for maximizing the LCO yield. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193400 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FEEDSTOCKS OF HIGH QUALITY LUBE BASE OIL FROM COKING GAS OIL - Disclosed herein is a method of producing feedstock of high-quality lube based oil by producing coker gas oil (CGO) from vacuum residue (VR) or a mixture (VR/AR) of atmospheric residue (AR) and vacuum residue (VR), performing a hydrotreating process and a hydrocracking process by mixing the coker gas oil (CGO) with vacuum gas oil (VGO) to form unconverted oil (UCO), and then recycling the unconverted oil. The method of producing feedstock of high-quality lube based oil is advantageous in that feedstock of high-quality lube based oil can be more economically and efficiently produced using cheap coker gas oil (CGO), which is hard to treat. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193401 | Ionic Liquid Catalyst for Improvement of Heavy and Extra Heavy Crude - The present invention relates to improving heavy crude oil, and extra through a scheme considering the use of ionic liquids catalysts based on Mo and Fe catalyst is highly miscible with crude oil and are in the homogeneous phase crude oil. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193402 | Composite Metal Oxide Catalyst and Method for Preparation and Application Thereof - A complex metal oxide catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal M | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193403 | PROCESSES FOR BITUMEN SEPARATION - Processes are provided for separating bitumen from oil sands and from other bitumen-containing compositions. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193404 | SEPARATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions and methods are provided for separating bitumen from oil sands in an efficient and environmentally acceptable manner, and for recovering residual bitumen from existing tailings ponds. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193405 | Method for sorting nanoobjects and an apparatus fabricated thereby - A method for sorting nanoobjects from the mixture comprising nanoobjects such as semiconducting and metallic carbon nanotubes and an apparatus fabricated thereby. An embodiment comprises an energy transfer to the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoonobjects are heated and bonded to the surface of a substance depends on their electrical conductivities. The next embodiment comprises an electrolytic deposition of a material on the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoanobjects are bonded to the surface of the substance by the deposited layer depends on their electrical conductivities. The above nanoobjects are sorted by selectively separating mostly the weaker bonded nanoobjects from the surface. Another embodiment comprises an energy transfer in a low pressure reactive gas medium to the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoonobjects are heated and chemically modified depends on their conductivities. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193406 | Equipment for use in the extraction of placer gold from gravel and sand deposits - A portable device for the separation of gold from other materials commonly found in placer deposits of gravel, sand, etc. Including an upper tray ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193407 | Device and Method For Particle Manipulation in Fluid - A device for manipulating particles present in a fluid medium is disclosed. The device comprises a planar substrate, formed with at least one primary microchannel to allow passage of the fluid medium therethrough. The primary microchannel(s) has walls and a base and being in fluid communication with a plurality of secondary microchannels via at least one branching point. The device further comprises one or more ultrasound transmission pairs, positioned at opposite sides of the walls to generate ultrasound waves propagating through the fluid medium, substantially parallel to the planar substrate, such as to form a standing wave within the primary microchannel. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOTATION IN A FLUIDIZED BED - Separation of hydrophobic particles from a mixture of particles in a fluid is performed by providing a fluidized bed as a relatively non-turbulent contacting mechanism in a flotation cell incorporating a settling chamber located immediately above the fluidized bed. Hydrophobic particles attach to bubbles in the fluidized bed and rise to the interface with the settling chamber where non-hydrophobic particles flow over the lip of an internal launder and are removed as tailings at. The hydrophobic particles attached to bubbles float upwardly in the relatively placid settling chamber where unwanted gangue can fall back to interface. The bubbles form a froth layer at the upper surface of the settling chamber, and flow over the launder lip carrying the hydrophobic particles. An operation of the apparatus is kept stable by recirculating fluid from the settling chamber via pip and pump to mix with new feed entering at duct. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193409 | SCREEN FOR A VIBRATORY SEPARATOR - A shaker apparatus including a basket having an upstream side, a downstream side, and two side walls, at least one wedge guide and one support rail disposed on each side wall, and at least one screen assembly. The support rails and the wedge guides may be configured to engage the screen assembly. The screen assembly may have one or more layers of screen mesh mounted on a screen frame. The screen frame may include a first and a second side rail, each having an upstream end, a downstream end, a top surface, and a bottom surface. A slope of the top surfaces intermediate the upstream end and the downstream end may be different than a slope of the bottom surfaces intermediate the upstream end and the downstream end. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193410 | Digger sifter with ergonomic handle - A sifter device includes a proximal end having an arm support ring through which a user's hand and lower arm passes. A pair of elongated arms is arranged on opposite sides of the arm ring. A basket scoop, having a cutting edge, is arranged at a distal end of the device for scooping a medium that contains a detected metallic object that is retrieved. A grip is arranged along the pair of elongated member and includes an end that extends beyond the elongated members to be used in hanging the device from an article of clothing during metal detecting search activities when not digging or sifting in the medium. For example, an operator's belt or pants pocket may be used to hang the device from an article of clothing when not in use, preferably on the back pocket out of the way of the magnetic field generated by the metal detector. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193411 | HARVESTING CORN COBS - A cart is towed behind a combine harvester for collecting corn cobs and includes a conveyer belt feeding into a system for separating cobs from residue to be discharged and a tank for receiving and transporting the cobs. An unload auger is provided from the tank to one side of the cart while the cart moves forward. Power for driving the cart is obtained from a chopper drive of the combine harvester. The separating arrangement includes a series of sequential blower fans for blowing air through the discharged material as it is discharged from a conveyor and into a spreading guide disperses the residue. The cobs are conveyed using a series of augers where the auger to flight distance is at least 2 inches and particularly a pair of augers feed the cobs through a front wall of the tank so as to push cobs upwardly into the tank. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193412 | Beam splitter - A device for splitting light between the visible light spectrum and the near infrared light spectrum, particularly for separating reflected light between the visible light spectrum and the near infrared light spectrum, in determining multiple characteristics of product in a product scanning system. The invention also pertains to sorting machines that optically sort or separate nonstandard fungible objects from standard objects as they pass a viewing station by viewing such objects in at least two different wavelength spectrums and particularly to such sorting machines utilizing detector elements comprised of two or more different photo-sensitive devices and to the optical detection system used therein. The device includes a hermetically-sealed device with two transparent prisms between which is sandwiched indium tin oxide (ITO) selected to exhibit dielectric behavior in the VIS/NIR and metallic behavior in the NIR band. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193413 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING WATER FOR MICROBIAL GERMS - A device for continuously, periodically monitoring water for microbial germs, comprising a reactor and at least one reagent feed line into the reactor and at least one metering device for reagents as well as at least one measuring device for detecting the presence of microorganisms, wherein the reactor comprises a reactor chamber and a filtrate chamber, which is separated from said reactor chamber by means of a filter, a water feed line as well as a reagent feed line empty into the reactor chamber and at least one water discharge line leads out of the filtrate chamber, and a controller is set up to use pump/valve means to lead a predefinable quantity of water into the reactor chamber and through the filter as well as to introduce a predefinable quantity of reagent into the reactor chamber. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193414 | PARTICLE COLLECTOR FOR A DYNAMIC CYCLONE, AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING THE SAME - A particle collector for a dynamic cyclone placed on the ocean bottom for separation of particles in a fluid is described, where the dynamic cyclone comprises a tank ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193415 | FUEL FILTRATION DEVICE AND FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICE - A fuel filtration device includes a first filter normally used to filter foreign substances in fuel, a second filter used to filter foreign substances in fuel only in a state where a degree of clogging of the first filter is larger than a predetermined level, and a regulating device for regulating a flow of fuel through the second filter. The regulating device disables the flow of fuel through the second filter to limit the filtering of foreign substances through the second filter when the degree of clogging of the first filter is equal to or smaller than the predetermined level. The regulating device enables the flow of fuel through the second filter to permit the filtering of foreign substances through the second filter when the degree of clogging of the first filter is larger than the predetermined level. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193416 | Non-biological removal and recovery of nutrients from waste - An integrated process that includes liquid-solids separation and filtration system that treats swine or dairy feeding operations residual waste (manure flushwaters) for recovery of solid and dissolved nutrients for reuse and recycling of water from these wastes for a variety of uses. The system includes a coarse liquid/solids system to remove coarse material and multi stage, multimedia filter system that includes a set of modules. Each module includes screen assemblies and filter media sandwiched between the screen assemblies. A plurality of control assemblies is associated with each of the modules. The control assemblies include at least one external valve and are in fluid communication with a corresponding module to control flow through the corresponding module. The control assemblies selectively control fluid in each of the modules between at least one of: a forward flow through the screen assemblies to treat an influent flow, a bypass flow to bypass at least one of the modules, and a reverse flow provided through at least one of the modules. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193417 | Exchangeable Filter - The invention concerns of exchangeable filter ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193418 | Storm water treatment system, modular drain vault, tube cleaning tool and methods - Methods, systems, drain vaults, and tools are employed to treat storm water runoff from a watershed. The methods and system may include multiple drain vaults that function to receive and allow quiescence of the water so that laminate flow may be achieved between adjacent vaults. The drain vaults may be made of stacked together vault sections held in compression, and screens and arrays of tube elements are with different drain vaults. There may be combined systems where in an upstream system flow is uncontrolled during a rainstorm and some of the rainfall water is diverted to a retention structure and then in a control flow rate is transferred to a downstream treatment system that may use tube elements. A tool is used to clean the tube elements. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193419 | Normal-Pressure Plasma-Based Apparatus for Processing Waste Water by Mixing the Waste Water with Working Gas - There is disclosed a normal-pressure plasma-based apparatus for processing waste water by mixing the waste water with working gas. The apparatus includes a waste water supply, a gas supply, a plasma-based processing unit connected to both of the waste water supply and the gas supply, a reservoir connected to the plasma-based processing unit and a washing tower connected to both of the reservoir and the plasma-based processing unit. The plasma-based processing unit and the washing tower are used together to mix the waste water with the working gas at least twice. The plasma-based processing unit produces active substances to decompose organic compounds and eliminate the colors of the organic compounds. Thus, performance in processing the waste water is excellent while the consumption of time and energy is low. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193420 | Submersible Filter System for Stock Tanks and Ornamental Ponds - The invention is directed to a filter system for ornamental ponds and stock tanks that has a housing defining an internal chamber. A number of feet are located on a lower flat surface of the housing, which hold the housing off of the bottom of the pond. A filter slot in the lower surface holds a filter. A pump is inside the internal chamber of the housing and has an inlet inside the internal chamber and an outlet outside the internal chamber of the housing. When the filter system is submerged, the pump draws water in along the bottom of the body of water through the filter. As a result, the debris on the bottom of the body of water is drawn into the filter. Once the debris is drawn into the filter, microbes in the filter are able to break down the debris. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193421 | FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM - In one of its aspects, the present invention relates to a fluid treatment system comprising: an inlet; an outlet; a fluid treatment zone disposed between the inlet and the outlet. The fluid treatment zone: (i) comprises a first wall surface and a second wall surface opposed to the first wall surface, and (ii) having disposed therein at least one array of rows of radiation source assemblies. Each radiation source assembly has a longitudinal axis transverse to a direction of fluid flow through the fluid treatment zone and each of the first wall surface and the second wall surface comprises a first fluid deflector element and a second fluid deflector element. The first fluid deflector element projecting into the fluid treatment zone to a greater extent than the second fluid deflector element. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193422 | AIR OR WATER FILTRATION AND REMEDIATION SYSTEM - A multi-stage air and water filtration and remediation system is described that can destroy, neutralize, or otherwise facilitate the elimination of many types of microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and so forth), hazardous chemicals (e.g., heavy metals, radioactive species, poisonous gases, hormones, and so forth), and other harmful substances contained in contaminated air and water. The filtration and remediation system includes exposure of the contaminated air or water to an iodine-containing stage, a sulfur-containing stage, an oxidation stage, an anion resin stage, a centrifugation stage (for the contaminated water only), and a carbon-containing stage. The introduction of the contaminated air or water into, and through, the filtration and remediation system can be accomplished by gravity flow or pressure, various pumps, suction devices, and so forth. Additionally, optional iodine removal, UV radiation, ozonation, and re-titration stages can also be provided. The various stages can be positioned relative to one another in a specific configuration or sequence for maximum benefit and efficacy. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193423 | DUAL SURFACE DENSITY BAFFLE FOR CLARIFIER TANK - A baffle system for use in a clarifier tank, having a tank bottom and a periphery and a substantially vertical peripheral wall bounding the interior of the tank, has a plurality of baffles mounted on the peripheral wall of the clarifier tank, each baffle has an upper baffle surface with a lower end and an upper end. The upper end of the upper baffle portion is coupled to the side wall of the clarifier tank wall. The lower end of the upper baffle portion is disposed, at a substantially 60° angle away from the side wall of the clarifier tank such that the upper baffle surface slopes downwardly and away from the side wall. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193424 | CAPILLARY MEMBRANE FILTER WITH MANUALLY ACTIVATED BACKWASH PUMP - Apparatus for filtration of contaminated water, characterised in that the apparatus is provided with a housing ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193425 | Crossflow pressure liquid filtration with ultrasonic enhancement - Methods and apparatus for increasing the duration of uninterrupted filtering flow by using crossflow filtration and ultrasonic energy in difficult to filter process liquids (e.g. of the kind having (1) a carrier liquid, (2) coalescing solids particles which tend to adhere and bridge filter element gaps sized substantially larger than such particles, and (3) larger impurity elements to be filtered out of such process liquid and sized larger than such filter element gaps). | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193426 | FILTER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a filter system ( | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193427 | FILTRATION ELEMENT HAVING A VARIABLE DENSITY SIDEWALL - A filter made of specifically arranged filaments. The filter has an upstream side where fluid enters and a downstream side where fluid exits. The filaments are greatest in diameter near the upstream side wherein the filaments continuously and gradually decrease in thickness toward the downstream side. The pores or spaces between the filaments are largest near the upstream side and decrease gradually toward the downstream side. This allows various size particles to become entrained in the filter in an evenly distributed manner. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193428 | SUPPORT FOR SEPARATION MEMBRANE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A support for a separation membrane includes a long-fiber nonwoven fabric composed of thermoplastic continuous filaments. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193429 | Method and apparatus to reduce wastewater treatment plant footprints and costs - A method and apparatus for reducing the footprint of chemical/mechanical/biological wastewater treatment facilities employing sulfur dioxide disinfection and chemical dewatering of solids in conjunction with an environmental biological systems for treating the separated treated wastewater. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193430 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OIL, FAT AND GREASE IN COLLECTION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to apparatus, methods, and applications for treating wastewater collection systems contaminated with fats, oils and grease (FOG), such as wet wells, transfer or lift stations, or main sewer lines, and more particularly to biological processes for removing the FOG from wastewater. This invention further relates to apparatus and methods for growing microbes on-site at a wastewater treatment facility or FOG-contaminated wastewater collection system location, and for economically inoculating sufficient microbes to solve various treatment problems rapidly. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193431 | NITRITE TYPE NITRIFICATION-REACTIVE SLUDGE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, PRODUCTION APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT METHOD AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - A method for producing a nitrite type nitrification-reactive sludge includes the step of subjecting an activated sludge to alkali treatment so that the pH of the activated sludge containing at least the ammonium oxidizing bacteria and nitrite oxidizing bacteria can be 10 or higher, in order to accumulate ammonium oxidizing bacteria with higher priority in the activated sludge. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193432 | DIGESTING AND CONTINUOUSLY SELF-CLEANING AQUARIUM FILTER - A method and system for filtering water in aquarium tanks comprising: a macerating/comminuting chamber with a continuously self-cleaning screen covering the discharge outlet that only allows, optimally sized, easily digestible, organic material to pass out of the macerating/comminuting chamber and into an, optionally self-cleaning, media containing denitrifying microbes. There are three different embodiments that use the method of the current invention. These comprise: a reverse flow under-gravel filter apparatus with the macerating/comminuting chamber and filter screen on the discharge side of the pump, a reverse flow under-gravel filter apparatus with the macerating/comminuting chamber and filter screen on the inlet side of the pump, and an external box filter apparatus with the macerating/comminuting chamber on the discharge side of the pump. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193433 | Vertical Land-Based Bioreactor - A bioreactor for treating a liquid comprises a container having a vertical wall portion with at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. The bioreactor also comprises a media support platform securely disposed inside the container at a position below the inlet and outlet ports, and substantially permeable to liquid. The bioreactor comprises at least one cylindrical chamber inside the container at a position above the media support platform. The bioreactor also comprises a plurality of media units topically disposed on the media support platform. The bioreactor comprises a recirculation/aeration system secured at a bottom end of the cylindrical chamber. The recirculation/aeration system has a submersible pump device that can be programmed to pump liquid at variable speeds and has a liquid intake portion having perforations, an air intake tube, and an eductor device. The air intake tube protrudes through a top port of the container. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193434 | COUNTERCURRENT TANGENTIAL CHROMATOGRAPHY METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS - This invention relates to a breakthrough in the art of chromatography allowing 1) larger scale of operation; 2) faster processing time; 3) disposability; 4) reduction of media/resin expenses; and 5) a reduction of capital equipment investment. In this invention, the chromatography column is replaced by a module that consists of two or more interconnected tangential flow filters and static mixers. The chromatography resin flows through this module in a single pass, while similar operations to a regular chromatographic process are performed on the resin (binding, washing, elution, regeneration, and equilibration). The buffers for these operations are pumped into the module in a countercurrent direction to the flow of resin, and permeate solutions from later stages are recycled back into previous stages. This creates concentration gradients in the permeate solutions of the tangential flow filters in the countercurrent direction to resin flow, thus saving buffer volume and increasing process efficiency. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193435 | Method for the Filtration of a Fluid - A method for the filtration of a fluid applying a certain preferred setting of one or more process parameters (e.g. a minimal concentration of coagulants) while maintaining desirable process performance by regulating the initial filtration resistance. This is achieved by a feedback controller. Applying the invention on in-line coagulation during membrane filtration has shown, that the initial resistance of the last filtration before the chemical cleaning phase can be controlled within an accuracy of approximately 3% (of the total resistance) or 9% (of the fouling resistance). Compared to current dosing strategy, a significant reduction in coagulant consumption can be achieved. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193436 | Pre-treatment reverse osmosis water recovery method for brine retentate metals removal - A pre-treatment method for cleaning and maintaining reverse osmosis membrane filters by injecting sulfurous acid into waters with suspended solids in a liquid fraction to be filtered to form sulfurous acid (H | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193437 | FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS AND FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT FLUID TREATEMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Fluid treatment arrangements and elements and methods for making and using fluid treatment arrangements and elements are disclosed. A ribbon including a permeable fluid treatment medium may be spirally wound in a plurality of windings to form a fluid treatment element having a disk-shaped body. At least two and as many as many as fifty or more fluid treatment elements may be positioned along a core assembly with spaces between at least some of the adjacent fluid treatment elements to form a fluid treatment arrangement. For some embodiments, fluid flowing between the exterior of the fluid treatment arrangement and the interior of the core assembly may flow through a permeable fluid treatment medium having a first fluid treatment characteristic and a permeable fluid treatment medium having a different second fluid treatment characteristic. For some embodiments, fluid flowing between the exterior of the fluid treatment arrangement and the interior of the core assembly may flow through a fluid treatment element having a first fluid treatment characteristic and a functional material having a different second fluid treatment characteristic. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193438 | CERAMIC POROUS MEMBRANE AND CERAMIC FILTER - There are disclosed a ceramic porous membrane formed with less membrane formation times and having less defects, a small and uniform thickness and a high flux, and a ceramic filter. A silica membrane is formed on a titania UF membrane as an ultrafiltration membrane (a UF membrane) formed on a porous base member which is a microfiltration membrane (also referred to as an MF membrane) and having an average pore diameter smaller than that of the porous base member, and the silica membrane has an average pore diameter smaller than that of the titania UF membrane, and does not substantially permeates the titania UF membrane. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193439 | Quick Disconnect Liquid Chromatograph Columns - A chromatography column comprising a chromatography tube, a piston tube with a porous obstruction that inhibits the movement of particle solids therethrough, and a quick connect/disconnect clamp for use in coupling the chromatography tube to the piston tube. This column is for use in a liquid chromatography process where fluid is pumped under pressure through the chromatography tube which contains a packed particulate solid. The clamp allows for the quick removal and replacement of chromatography tubes when the particulate needs replacement. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193440 | USE OF A CHROMATOGRAPHY SUBSTRATE FOR REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF ADAMTS13 IN A SOLUTION DERIVED FROM PLASMA - An ion-exchange chromatography support for reducing the ADAMTS13 amount present in a plasma-derived solution containing human von Willebrand factor. The support includes a large-pore, vinyl polymer-type resin bearing DEAE groups, and a buffer including trisodium citrate, sodium chloride, calcium chloride, glycine and lysine. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193441 | Chromatography Column With Pack, Unpack, and Clean-In-Place Features - A preparative chromatography column is equipped with one or more valves that can each be used to both inject a column packing into the column or withdraw used packing from the column, in addition to cleaning the supply and discharge lines associated with the valve itself, all by moving a movable plug within the valve body and all without protruding into the column interior. Each valve is mounted on the lateral wall of the column just above the filter plate at the column floor, and the plug is movable between a closed position in which the end surface of the plug is flush with the inner wall of the column and an open position in which the plug is recessed within the bore. Each valve has two additional ports in its valve body, positioned such that when the plug is closed, both ports are open to the valve bore, and when the plug is open, at least one of the ports is open to the bore. The position of the plug within the valve bore determines the valve function. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193442 | Fluidized Bed Method and Apparatus - In a fluidized bed method and apparatus for stimulating reaction between a particulate reactant material and a fluid flowing through the reactant material, the incidence of coalescing of particles of the reactant material is reduced by mixing the particulate material with a particulate abrasive. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193443 | TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON (TOC) REDUCTION IN BRINE VIA CHLORINOLYSIS - A plurality of stages is employed to reduce the total organic carbon (TOC) content of a brine by-product stream to produce a recyclable brine stream having a TOC content of less than about 10 ppm. In a first stage treatment, a brine by-product stream may be subjected to chlorinolysis at a temperature of less than about 125 0C to obtain a chlorinolysis product having a TOC content of less than about 100 ppm, which may be treated in a second stage with activated carbon to obtain a TOC content of less than about 10 ppm. The chlorinolysis may be a reaction with sodium hypochlorite, which may be produced in situ by treatment of the brine by-product stream with chlorine gas and sodium hydroxide. The brine by-product stream may contain a high amount of difficult to remove glycerin, such as a brine by-product stream from the production of epichlorohydrin from glycerin. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193444 | WATER SOFTENER REGENERATION - A new process for ion exchange softening of water used in Once-Through Steam Generators (OTSGs) by recovering and using the salt content of the blowdown water from the OTSG to regenerate the softener resin is provided, thus eliminating the cost for commercial regenerant salt that would otherwise be needed. Further, the very high purity of the salt recovered in the blowdown inherently results in the production of softened water with hardness leakage levels that are an order of magnitude lower than can be attained using commercial salt, thus reducing scale deposit potential and improving operating efficiency and reliability of the OTSG. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193445 | FOAMING OF LIQUIDS - Methods and systems for processing of liquids using compressed gases or compressed air are disclosed. In addition, methods and systems for mixing of liquids are disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193446 | DOWN HOLE SEPARATOR AND FAST FLOW OIL SHIMMER - A separation unit for separating oil from oily water has a first oil to water ratio and the separation unit comprises a body which defines an inner chamber and which has a first end-wall and an opposite second end-wall and first and second side-walls that extend between the first end-wall and the second end-wall. The inner chamber is at least partly delimited by the first end-wall and the second end-wall, the first side-wall and the second side-wall. The separation unit further comprises a third wall which constitutes a separation wall extending from the first end-wall towards the second end-wall and divides the inner chamber into a first and a second sub-chamber. An inlet is defined at the first side-wall and the first end-wall and a first outlet is defined at the second side-wall and the first end-wall. A passage is defined at the third wall and the second end-wall and a fluid path from the inlet which passes through the first sub-chamber and the passage and the second sub-chamber to the first outlet. A second outlet is defined at the second end-wall, the second outlet defining an opening having an outlet area. The fluid has a restricted flow at the first outlet compared to the flow at the inlet so that a fraction of the fluid is separated from the fluid path through the second outlet. The fraction has a second oil to water ratio which is higher than the first oil to water ratio. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193447 | SUBSURFACE WAVE POWER GENERATION WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A subsurface wave action harnessing system includes a seabed mounting plate adapted for securing to a seabed, a wing having generally opposed first and second wing surfaces extending between a first and second wing ends, the second wing end being pivotably mounted to the seabed mounting plate such that pivoting motion about a pivot axis generally parallel to the mounting plate is imparted to the wing by subsurface wave action acting on the first and second wing surfaces, and a drive arm pivotably connected to the wing to convert the pivoting motion into reciprocal motion. An electrical generator, water purifier or other wave action load can be driven by the drive arm. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193448 | Enhanced water treatment for reclamation of waste fluids and increased efficiency treatment of potable waters - Disclosed is a process for reclamation of waste fluids. A conditioning container is employed for receipt of waste material on a continuous flow for treatment within the container by immersible transducers producing ultrasonic acoustic waves in combination with a high level of injected ozone. The treated material exhibits superior separation properties for delivery into a centrifuge for enhanced solid waste removal. The invention discloses a cost efficient and environmentally friendly process and apparatus for cleaning and recycling of flowback, or frac water, which has been used to stimulate gas production from shale formations. The apparatus is mobile and containerized and suitable for installation at the well site. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193449 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING ARSENIC FROM WATER - A method of purifying water comprises contacting the water with a quaternary oxide while exposing the quaternary oxide to visible light, the quaternary oxide containing a dopant metal, a dopant nonmetal, titanium, and oxygen. The atomic ratio of titanium, oxygen and dopant nonmetal is 1:0.5-1.99:0.01-1.5. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193450 | Cable management assembly, system and method - A cable management assembly, and method related thereto, including a panel having an interface portion. The interface portion having a plurality of discrete openings, including first and second shaped apertures. The assembly further including cable management devices having securing structure including a flexible tab and a locating element. The securing structure being configured to mount the cable management devices at selected vertical and horizontal locations on the panel. The cable management assembly being configured to mount between two adjacent telecommunication racks or to an end of a telecommunication rack. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193451 | Space-Saving, Themed Footwear Storage Rack - A themed footwear storage rack apparatus and related method, comprising: a base; a substantially vertically-oriented central support post attached to and maintained in said vertical orientation by said base; at least one tier of footwear support rods, each said footwear support rod comprising an attachment end thereof at which said support rod is attached to said central support post, and a distal end thereof; each said footwear support rod in each said tier connected at said attachment end thereof to said central support post, at: substantially the same vertical height, within four inches, as all other footwear support rods within said tier; a horizontal plane disposition angle theta which is substantially equal, within ten degrees, between each adjacent pair of support rods within said tier; and a vertical disposition angle phi of between 45 and 85 degrees from upward parallel alignment with said central support post; and a shoe rack theme embodied in a visual appearance of said central support post, well as on other components thereof. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193452 | LIBRARY APPARATUS - A storage apparatus includes a medium storing shelf having a plurality of cells for storing a recording medium, a recording and reproducing device for performing a recording and reproducing process on the recording medium, a transporting device for transporting the recording medium between the medium storing shelf and the recording and reproducing device, a flag provided on the cell and used for obtaining position information for transporting the recording medium, and a flag moving mechanism for moving the flag to retracted position which does not hinder mounting of recording medium into the cell. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193453 | DISHWASHER BASKET INFANT FEEDING ACCESSORY HOLDERS - A dishwasher basket for use with baby bottle nipples includes a specially designed rack that maintains baby bottle nipples in an upright position during the washing and drying. The base of the nipple is also prevented from resting upon the surface of the rack. Feeding straw and valve holders are also provided that can be attached to the dishwasher basket. The dishwasher basket is able to be opened using only one hand. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193454 | Display Hanger for Through Hole Attachment - A display hanger is provided to display a tool on a display rack. The display hanger includes a tab and socket. The hanger is configured to couple with the socket and the socket is configured to couple with a portion of the tool. The hanger and the socket are received within a hole in the portion of the tool. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193455 | WALL-MOUNTED FURNITURE SYSTEM - A wall mounted shelving system for electronic devices that provides simple and effective post-installation wire management and that can also be easily positionally adjusted post-installation. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193456 | Pivoting Shelf Assembly - A pivoting storage apparatus that is adapted to storage structures such as cabinets, refrigerators, and the like, whose horizontal interior storage surfaces are generally rectangular. The shelving system is presented in the form of a shelf accessory, in addition to use as an independent storage platform. A portion of the rotary shelving is capable of being manually drawn out of the confines of the storage structure's interior by the user, thereby enabling easy access to shelf contents. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193457 | ARTICULATED JIB - An articulated jib for moving a load is supported on a base and comprises a first jib arm pivotably connected to a base. The first jib arm functions as a bascule and is pivotable about a first axis. There is a first counterweight disposed on the first jib arm. A second jib arm is pivotably connected to the first jib arm and is pivotable about a second axis. A linking rod connects the second jib arm to a lever arm which is also pivotably connected to the base. There is a second counterweight disposed on the lever arm. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193458 | Controller for an Adjustable Jib Extension of a Mobile Crane - The invention relates to a controller for an adjustable jib extension of a mobile crane, comprising a telescoping main jib and a jib extension placed thereon, the luffing angle of the extension being adjustable by way of a luffing winch or a piston-cylinder unit. For this purpose, the actuation of the winch moving the luffer or of the piston-cylinder unit is carried out via a control circuit such that during the extension and/or retraction of the telescoping jib, or when changing the angle of the main jib with respect to the horizontal, the angle of the luffer with respect to the telescoping main jib and/or the horizontal remains constant or changes to a predefined extent. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193459 | NURSING BOTTLE WITH RECESSED STORAGE AREA - A nursing bottle having a sidewall comprising first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises an opening to access a fluid container portion and the second end comprises an opening for access to a recessed storage area. The nursing bottle further includes a removable cover coupleable to the second end to enclose the recessed storage area. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193460 | NURSING BOTTLE ASSEMBLY AND A REUSABLE LINER THEREFOR - A nursing bottle assembly includes a rigid outer casing, a flexible inner liner and a teat arrangement. The teat arrangement attaches to the outer casing and secures the inner liner in position within the outer casing. The flexible inner liner includes a container in the form of a bellows such that it expands and collapses in a predictable linear manner along its longitudinal axis. Preferably, the inner liner is moulded from a food-grade silicone or thermoplastic elastomer and includes a substantially cylindrical container formed with at least one projecting rib or groove about which the liner folds to enable it to expand and collapse in a predictable linear manner along its longitudinal axis. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193461 | PLASMA-DEPOSITED BARRIER COATING INCLUDING AT LEAST THREE LAYERS, METHOD FOR OBTAINING ONE SUCH COATING AND CONTAINER COATED WITH SAME - The invention relates to a method that uses a low-pressure plasma to deposit a barrier coating on a substrate, of the type in which the plasma is obtained by partial ionisation, under the influence of an electromagnetic field, of a reaction fluid injected at low pressure into a treatment zone. The method includes: at least a step in which a first layer, obtained in the plasma state bearing a mixture containing at least one organosilicon compound and one other compound, is deposited on the substrate; a step in which a second layer, essentially consisting of silicon oxide having formula SiOx, is deposited on the first layer; and at least a step in which a third layer, obtained in the plasma state bearing a mixture containing at least one organosilicon compound and one other compound, is deposited on the second layer, said aforementioned other compounds both taking the form of nitrogen compounds, such as nitrogen gas. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193462 | Bottle Adapted To Thermally Condition And/Or Filter Consumable Beverages, Kit For Use With Consumable Beverages, And A Method For Customizing Bottles - A bottle adapted to thermally condition and/or filter consumable beverages may include a filter detachably connected to a straw which is detachably connected to the bottle lid. A thermal energy storage member or thermal energy storage elements may be located over the straw between the filter and the lid. Also disclosed are a kit for use with consumable beverages and a method for customizing bottles for use with a consumable beverage. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193463 | Seal For A Container - A seal for a container for comestibles, especially portable liquids, and in particular for use for sealing polyester containers such as bottles, which is suitable for passage through a PET recycling process, comprises a metal foil layer, a foam layer and a plastics film layer as well as a heat sealable layer below the foil. The foam is selected for its density and thickness so is to confer upon the seal a high buoyancy. The adhesion a between the foam and the foil is increased compared to currently available products, in order to prevent de-lamination between the foil and the foam during the recycling process. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193464 | CAP WITHOUT ADDITIONAL SEAL - There is described a cap without additional seal for closing an opening of a neck of a container. The cap comprises a closing disc; a peripheral skirt sized to fit around the neck, the peripheral skirt. The cap also comprises a first annular sealing lip projecting downwardly from under the closing disc, near the opening of the neck, the first annular sealing lip being folded against the neck and toward the opening of the neck when the cap is attached onto the neck, thereby allowing neutralization of any backwash effect when the container is moved. The cap also comprise a second annular sealing lip external to the first annular sealing lip and positioned so as to be also folded against the neck, in a direction opposite to that of the first annular sealing lip when the cap is attached onto the neck. This second lip which also projects downwardly from under the closing disc, all around the first annular sealing lip, is provided with protrusions positioned to form several contact points with the neck when the second lip is in a folded position, to form a plurality of sealing joints with a staircase effect, the protrusions, by matching a shape of the neck, absorbing surface defects or a scratches due to manufacturing imperfections or handling accidents. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193465 | SEPARATING METHOD FOR CONDUCTIVE CERAMICS SINTERED BODY - There are provided an aqueous solution for separation of a conductive ceramics sintered body in which a conductive ceramic sintered body separated form a glass can be collected in a recyclable condition, and a separating method therefor, and an aqueous solution for separation with which a dark ceramics sintered body, a conductive ceramics sintered body and a glass are separately collected from a glass with a dark ceramics sintered body in which a conductive ceramics sintered body is formed on the dark ceramics sintered body, and a separating method therefor. A treatment liquid having an etching ability for at least one of a glass and a conductive ceramic sintered body is prepared as an aqueous solution | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193466 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a circuit board is provided. Firstly, a substrate is provided, and a first conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. Next, a barrier layer is formed on the first conductive layer. Thereafter, a through hole passing through the substrate, the first conductive layer, and the barrier layer is formed. A second conductive layer including a conductive rod disposed in the through hole is formed on an inside wall of the through hole and the barrier layer. After that, parts of the second conductive layer located outside the through hole are removed. Next, the barrier layer is removed, and a circuit layer is formed on the first conductive layer and the conductive rod. Parts of the first conductive layer exposed by the circuit layer are then removed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193467 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT AND REUSE OF A STRIPPER SOLUTION - In the method, the spent stripper solution for tin or a tin mixture is treated to precipitate dissolved or suspended metal compounds. On the one hand chemicals for reuse, and on the other hand metals such as copper, tin, lead and/or iron are recovered from the waste water streams. Efficiency of the precipitation is improved by heating of the stripping solution at elevated temperatures, and by the addition of a precipitating reagent. Once the precipitate is removed, the remaining liquid may be reused, typically as an admixture with a fresh solution. In the production method of a regenerated stripping solution for tin comprising at least one inorganic acid, ferric ions, at least one organic acid, and at least one organic additive, the stripping solution is heated at elevated temperatures, precipitating reagent is added, precipitated matter is separated and removed, and one or some of the acids or additives mentioned are added for the recovery of the desired tin stripping capacity. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193468 | METHOD FOR EDGE SEALING BARRIER FILMS - An edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device. The device includes an environmentally sensitive device, and at least one edge-sealed barrier stack. The edge-sealed barrier stack includes a decoupling layer and at least two barrier layers. The environmentally sensitive device is sealed between an edge-sealed barrier stack and either a substrate or another edge-sealed barrier stack. A method of making the edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device is also disclosed. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193469 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO/NANO THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE - A method for manufacturing a micro/nano three-dimensional structure including the following steps is described. A mold is provided, and a pattern structure including a plurality of convex portions and concave portions is set in the mold. A transfer material layer including a first portion on the convex portions and a second portion on the concave portions is formed. A flexible substrate is disposed on the mold and contacts with the first portion of the transfer material layer. A heating step is performed to partially heat the flexible substrate through the first portion. A pressure is applied on the flexible substrate to adhere or press the first portion to the flexible substrate. The mold is removed. An etching step is performed on the flexible substrate by using the first portion of the transfer material layer as a mask to form a micro/nano three-dimensional structure in the flexible substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
| 20100193470 | POLISHING COMPOSITION FOR NICKEL-PHOSPHOROUS MEMORY DISKS - The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising alpha alumina, fumed alumina, silica, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes nickel-phosphorous, oxalic acid, optionally, tartaric acid, optionally, a nonionic surfactant, optionally, a biocide, and water. The invention also provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate comprising contacting a substrate with a polishing pad and the chemical-mechanical polishing composition, moving the polishing pad and the polishing composition relative to the substrate, and abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate. | 2010-08-05 |
